Medium:

Gilt silver

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 6.9 x 1.3 cm (2 11/16 x 1/2 in)

Type:

Container

Origin:

Korea

Date:

12th-13th century

Period:

Goryeo period

Label:

Emblematic of long life, the crane design on this case for needles used in acupuncture therapy reflects the health-giving properties of the treatment.

Provenance:

To 1917

Yamanaka & Company, New York to 1917 [1]

From 1917 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York in 1917 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] Undated folder sheet note. Also see Original Miscellaneous List, S. I. 1270, Freer Galley of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

[2] See note 1.

[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Rediscovering Korea’s Past (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

Korean Ceramics of the Koryo Dynasty (May 9, 1993 to August 7, 2011)

Korean Art (May 9, 1993 to January 29, 1997)

Previous custodian or owner:

Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

gilding  Search this

engraving (incising)  Search this

metal  Search this

silver  Search this

crane  Search this

Goryeo period (918 - 1392)  Search this

medicine  Search this

Korea  Search this

Korean Art  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1917.538

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

On View:

Freer Gallery 14: Rediscovering Korea's Past

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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